Tire protector



April 29, 1924. 1,492,040

A. C. LIFQUIST TIRE PROTECTOR Filed June 21, 1923 31 N440 so teeters; and I ANDREW 0. LIFQUIS'I, 0F WAIlENA, MINNESOTA.

ems PROTECTOR.

Application filed Zune 21, 1923. serial No. 848,900.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that 1, ANDREW G. Llrours'r, a citizen of the United States, residin at Wadena, in the county of Wadena and tate of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Tire Pro- 0' declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This application relates to improvement in tire protecting devices and forms a continuation in part of my U. S. application,

Serial No. 542,338, filed March 9, 1922.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a protector adapted to extend transversely around a tire casm to remforce a ruptured portion of the atter and prevent an inside patch applied over the rupture, from being distorted and itself blown out, novel means being provlded for anchoring the rotector, inc u mg a plate for disposition etween the tire casing and the rim, said late having extended ends to which the ends of the protector are connected.

With the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel subject matter hereinafter described and claimed, the description being supplemented by the accompanying awing.

Figure 1 is a transverse sectional view of an automobile tire and rim showing the application ofmy invention.

lFigure 2 is an elevation of the anchoring ate. p Figure 3 is an elevation of the tread member of the reinforcing element.

Figure 4 is a side elevation of one of the lates at the ends of the flexible protector or detachable engagement with the ends of the anchoring ate.

Figure 5 is a etail sectional view showing a different form of construction.

In the drawing above briefly described, the numeral 1 designates a longitudinally curved tread member which is preferably formed from a single length of metal rod with its ends flattened as indicated at 2 and bent to provide a pair of eyes 3. With these eyes, a pair of flexible connectors 4 are engaged, said connectors being preferably formed of detachably connected links-5.

The ends of the connectors 4 remote from the tread member 1 are hooked into slots 6 formed in a pair of plates 7, the inner ends of said plates being decreased in width and bent outwardly to provide lugs 8. These lugs are detachably received in slots 9 in the outwardly extended ends 10 of an anchoring dplate 1], this plate being adapted to exten transversely of a rim 12, between the latter and the tire beads 13. When the tire is inflated, the outward ressure thereof against the plates 7, hoids the lugs 8 engaged with the slots 9 but prior to inflation, it is an easy matter to insert said lugs through the slots when applying the device. It wil also be seen that accordin to the size of the tire upon which the evice is to be used, some of the links 5 may be removed from the connectors 4 or others added, as occasion may require.

The device so far described is intended primarily for use upon straight side tires and rims and if it is tobe used upon a clincher rim and tire, the late 7 shown in Fig. 5 may be substitute for the plate 7, said plate 7 being provided with a book 8 to engage the usual clincher rim.

By the construction shown or a substantial equivalent thereof, a simple and effective device is provided for reinforcin tire casings either before or after they have been ruptured and furthermore it will be seen that the device will form an efi'ective mud lug if its use for this purpose should be desirable.

Excellent results have been obtained from the details disclosed and they are therefore preferably followed, but within the scope of the invention as claimed, numerous minor changes may be made.

I c aim:

1. A tire rotector comprising an anchoring plate a apted for disposition between the tire and its carrying rim, said plate'being adapted to extend transversely between the side flanges of the rim, and a flexible tire reinforcing element to extend transversely around the tire casing, said element being connected at its ends with said plate.

2. A tire protector comprising an anchoring plate a apted for disposit1on between the casing and rim, said plate being designed to extend transversely across the base of therim and having its opposite ends bent laterally to extend beyond the free edges of the rim flanges, and a. flexible tire reinforciin element to extend transversely aroun the exterior of the tire easin said element having its ends connected wit 1 said extended endsof said plate.

3. A tire )roteetor comprising an anchoring platen apted for disposition between the casing and rim, said plate being designed to extend transversely across the base of the rim and having its opposite ends bent laterally to extend beyom' the free edges of the rim flanges, the extended ends of said plate being provided with openings,

ANDREW o. LIFQUIST5 

